I really want to start wakeskating. I tried it once on my friends which was basically a piece of wood with a bit of rubber on top. I think i'm gonna need something with better quality than that.

I'm 5ft6 and 105lbs. I've only done it once so it would need to be a beginner board but something that will still be good as i advance. I've been looking at the hyperlite catalyst but i don't know anything about the board.

my first board was a catalyst 112. it was nice, got me the basics down, and learnt wake to wake pretty easily, but when i wanted to learn more variety of tricks, it was hard to learn on the catalyst compared to others, i still use it for wake to wake here and there, its still a good board, but not for everything. then again, not many boards are

i wakeboard but ill pull the skate off the board racks for some surface spins and shove its from time to time. more of a screw off set then anything. but i have the liquid force faction. its a "piece of wood with a bit of rubber on top" but it works fine for anything i can do. its the ultimate in begginer. its only 100$ thats the best part. ive been riding it for a year. probably around 40 15 minute sets and its still in perfect tact. im thinking about pulling the foam grip off the top and putting grip tape on it though. good luck

I learned to wakeskate on a Catalyst 2.0 107 ( i believe), I never had any problems with it, its loose for boardslides but edges well with the shank fins. I can do flip tricks and wake to wake tricks on it. Recommend it if you can get one.

I had an 06 and it lasted over two months of me using it for 4-6 hour days, twice a week at the cable hitting sliders... barely scuffed the lam but it did start to get worn away. I feel it was too small and it had a lot of use for what I bought it for.

IMO I wouldn't buy a skateboard with a foam top so why buy a wakeskate with foam ? But then again if you do get a foam top deck that you like and decide you want grip you can always tear off the foam and grip it

Well... it's still fun to ride. No, it is definitely not the best all around board, but it is unbelievably fun to take on wake jumps. If you don't think it is capable of doing crazy tricks watch a Brian Grubb video. I guess it all depends on personal preference and what you are looking for in a wakeskate and what you would prefer to be able to do on one.